There are certain dishes that come to mind when you start planning out your Easter dinner. Ham seems like a given on most holiday tables. And then there are the traditional everybody-brings-a-dish potluck smorgasbord like deviled eggs, potato salad and green beans. That’s a lot of deliciousness before we even get to the desserts.

So for your Easter dinner menu planning, consider these recipes – some of my favorite spring holiday dishes. From the Tennessee Home & Farm-famous Coca-Cola Country Ham recipe (with a step-by-step video), to potato salads, vegetables and pies, these recipes will please the whole family.

Ways to cook a country ham are as varied as the families that serve them. You can fry it, slice it, bake it, boil it in a bottle of Coca-Cola. In December 2001, Tennessee Home & Farm magazine published a recipe for Coca-Cola Country Ham. Ten years later, folks at the magazine are still getting phone calls, letters and emails requesting the recipe. So here it is, just in time for your Easter dinner table.

Want to skip the Coca-Cola? Try this sweet, fruity glaze on your city ham. And if you have questions about the differences between city ham and country ham, bone in or bone out, how much fat is OK and other ham questions, we have answers.

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